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Ivory secures A148 speed review

Trevor Ivory has secured a promise from Norfolk County Council that the speed limit on the dangerous section of the A148 outside of Cromer will be reviewed. Local campaigners have expressed their delight at the news that Norfolk County Council will carry out a review of the current 50mph speed limit on the A148 from Cromer to Aylmerton during the course of this year, thanks to successful lobbying by Trevor Ivory. "We have been calling for action on this dangerous junction for some time and although many people have tried to help, we have not made much progress," explained Holt Road resident and campaigner, Diana Meggy.

Trevor Ivory

"But I am delighted that the County Council has now agreed with Mr Ivory to carry out a review of the speed limit not just on the approach to Cromer, but right out to Aylmerton and the dangerous crossroads at the Roman Camp pub," she continued.

The County Council's Cabinet Member for Planning and Transport, Adrian Gunson, has written to Mr Ivory confirming that a review of speed the speed limit will be carried out during the coming financial year, probably by the end of September.

"The County Council will now liaise with the parish Councils in Felbrigg and Aylmerton, where the dangerous junctions are located, to agree the location of the speed checks and will the consult with them on the results before making a decision as to what the speed limit should be," explained Mr Ivory.

Mr Ivory, who has been campaigning on this issue since last year when a survey that he carried out of local people resulted in hundreds of people raising concerns about the safety of the junctions at the Roman Camp pub and at the Felbrigg Road, added, "The safety of these junctions is a big issue for local people and I am delighted to have been able to help them to make some progress.

I shall now work with the Parish Councils and offer them any support that they need as we move forward."

North Norfolk Photographic Society

The members of NoNoPS (North Norfolk Photographic Society) met on 2nd April for a ‘Photo Forum’. Members were asked to bring photographs and/or computer-based images for discussion and comment and in particular to air any problems (photographic ones, anyway) they are having and for which other members may be able to help find a solution.

John Humberstone started the evening by showing a number of prints of photographs he had taken over the years. He emphasised the importance of shadows in an image, and also made some comments about how one of his prints in particular had received greatly different treatment by different judges.

This led on to another member, Bill Day showing some of his pictures. Bill is also a well known photographic judge and tried very hard to persuade members that judges know what they are doing and treat everyone fairly. But he did say that to him, it matters not whether the final result that he is judging is a straightforward un-adorned photograph or a compilation of several merged on a computer - it is the final picture that is judged.

This was good news for some members - perhaps not so good for others!

During the later part of the evening, some experimentation with a new digital projector took place - which proved to demand something of a steep learning curve! In particular, a sequence of John Miller’s excellent portraits and wedding photographs was shown. It was fascinating to see these - previously only viewed as prints or on a computer monitor - on the “Big Screen”.

This was a change from the published programme: the planned Photoshop Evening with Norman Laughland will now be on Wednesday 30th April at Loades Hall, Holt starting at 7.30 pm and visitors will be very welcome.

Further details of the Society’s activities and examples of members’ photographs can be found at www.nonops.org, the Society’s website.

Trevor Ivory welcomes Norfolk County Council’s ambitious plans to reduce carbon emissions

As Norfolk County Council’s Cabinet meets to consider radical plans to cut the organisation’s carbon emissions by 25,000 tonnes by 2013, Trevor Ivory has praised the Conservative run council for taking the lead on an issue that affects Norfolk more than many other places. “As we read about the Government’s latest proposals to abandon large parts of our community to the sea, it is refreshing to hear Norfolk County Council talking about how to avoid climate change rather than giving in and abandoning us to its consequences,” said Mr Ivory. “The County Council’s proposals will not only reduce their own emissions by almost a third by 2013, but it will also save council taxpayers across Norfolk millions of pounds every single year.”